JFM Photography

Ice Fisherman Rock Cut State Park, Il. after Rime Ice Storm 01.07.2021

Rime ice is a deposit of feathery needles of ice that forms when supercooled cloud or fog droplets rapidly freeze when coming in contact with an object. These feathery needles of ice crystals transform the trees and bushes into beautiful feathery ice crystal sculptures.

This is the UP/C & NW Rail Road Trestle Bridge (# 469) over the Rock River in south Rockford Illinois after a Rime ice storm. Built in 1896 this is a Warren Deck Truss Superstructure Type, one track wide, 768 feet long, 15 feet above the river. Built by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee, WI. Currently owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. View from the West bank looking North East across the Rock River in the morning fog after the 01.04.2021 Rime Ice Storm.

S Curve Blacktop Rock Cut State Park, Il. after Rime Ice Storm 01.07.2021

Rime ice is a deposit of feathery needles of ice that forms when supercooled cloud or fog droplets rapidly freeze when coming in contact with an object. These feathery needles of ice crystals transform the trees and bushes into beautiful feathery ice crystal sculptures.

Photo taken with an iPhone 6 from 27,000 feet from Air Alaska flight into Seattle, Washington Airport. Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma or Tacoma, is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a large active stratovolcano located 59 miles south-southeast of Seattle, in the Mount Rainier National Park. It is the 21st most prominent mountain in the world with an elevation rise of 13,211 feet from its nearest low point.

The shallow north porch of St. Edwards Church, a medieval-built Church of England parish church, serving Stow-on-the-Wold ('Stow'), Gloucestershire, is from the 17th century masks a 13th-century molding on the north door, which is framed by yew trees. The trees are estimated to be 300 years old. It is suggested that JRR Tolkien who frequently stayed in Stow used the North Door as the bases for his visualization for the “Doors of Durin or the Westgate of Moria to Middle Earth” in his book the “The Fellowship of the Ring”. You decide if it makes sense or not.

The door was replaced in 1923 as a memorial for George Edward Hookham who died at age 31. The information about this person appears above the door on the inside. It is as follows:

"To the glory of God. These doors presented by Mark Hookham are in memory of his son George Edward Hookham late Capt. Royal Gloucester. Hussars, who died 6th of April 1923, Aged 31 years, having served in the Great War in Palestine and Egypt.”

Wizard Island is a volcanic cinder cone formed after Mount Mazama, a large stratovolcano, erupted violently approximately 7,700 years ago; forming its caldera that now contains Crater Lake (about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep). The top of the island reaches 6,933 feet above sea level, about 755 feet above the average surface of the lake. A volcanic crater about 500 feet wide and 100 feet deep caps the cone. William Gladstone Steel named the crater the “Witches Cauldron” in 1885, and the island Wizard Island. It is located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, North Western Coastal area of the USA.

Spencer 1952b states, “The primary significance of Crater Lake appears to have been as a place of power and danger, renowned as a spirit quest site, yet also feared for the dangerous beings residing in the lake… Giwas, or Crater Lake’s ritual significance of the Klamath Indian Tribe beliefs reflects a more general Klamath understanding of the natural world, involving not only reverence but the capacity for significant interaction with certain mountains, lakes, and streams, as the individual sought comfort, assistance, or power.”

The elephant eye close up was taken with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Vumbura Plains Camp area - Okavango Delta - Botswana.

The herd had just stopped running from predators and is checking to see if it is safe. Mombo Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

This photo has a slightly out of focus impressionist effect of Sheep grazing in the dry grasses of the winter season in the interior farm land north of Cape Town near Belmont, SA. This shoot was taken from the rear lounge car of the  “Pride of Africa” private railway company ROVOS Rail Train traveling to their Capital Park Station in Pretoria. The “Pride of Africa” is rated as one of the World’s Top 25 Trains because of its  “train hotel” excellent accommodations, public space, service, dining and off-train sightseeing.  Think of restored vintage Victorian style Orient Express sleeper, lounge and dining cars with white glove old world service.  www.roos.co.za 

Photo taken outside the Central Market Hall (Nagy Vasarcsarnok), Budapest, Hungary.  This is the largest and oldest (1897) indoor market in Budapest. 

"Hirt Skum" is the Norwiegian name of this small white flower. This was found at  Geitoya or "Goat Island" on the Atlantic Ocean Road in the Haholmen Archipelago, consisting of around 20 small islands and ilets near Molde, Norway.

Honningsvag, Norway  or North Point is the furthest point of land extending into the Artic Circle where the sun never sets in the summer and does not rise in the winter.

It is situated at a bay on the southeastern side of the large island of Magerøya, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side of the island. The ice-free ocean (southwestern part of the Barents Sea) provides rich fisheries and tourism. Even though Honningsvåg is located at the northernmost extreme of Europe, it has a subarctic climate, due to the Gulf Stream. Also, there is no permafrost because the mean annual temperature is 2 °C (36 °F).

Trondheimsfjorden, pronounced [ˈtrɔnhæjmsˈfjuːrən]), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at 130 kilometres (81 mi) long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way. Its maximum depth is 617 metres (2,024 ft), just inside of Agdenes. It was an important waterway in the Viking Age, as it is still today. Four giant squids have been found in the fjord, which is among the highest concentrations in the world.[2]. Åsenfjord, inner reaches of Trondheimsfjord near Stjørdal is where the largest German Battleship - Tirpitz -was moored during parts of WW2.

The Village of Oia rests on the rim of the volcanic caldera crescent shaped island in the Aegean Sea, Santorini, Italy. 

Saint Mary's Lake and Wild Goose Island is just off Going- To -The -Sun Road In Glacier National Park astride the Continental Divide in Montana's Northern Rockies mountain chain of the Western United States. This is an iconic photo representing Glacier National Park.

The suns rays are stripping across the marsh grasses as it rises for the day. Pelican Creek, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming in the Northern Rockies mountain chain of the Western United States.

The well-known Punalu’u black sand beach is between Pahala and Na’alehu on the Big Island of Hawaii on the southeastern Kau coast USA.

Winter Harbor Lighthouse is located on Mark Island in Winter Harbor and also known as Mark Island Lighthouse.  Latitude: 44.36143 Longitude: -68.08764.  Built in1887 near the entrance to Frenchman’s Bay across from Bar Harbor, Maine. It is fixed white light beaming from a fifth –order Fresnel lens at a focal plane of 37 feet above high water. It was replaced by a lighted bell buoy in August 1933.  It was then sold to a series of writers. One pair Pat & Rene Prud’hommeaux wrote the children’s book The Light in the Tower a fictional novel (ASIN: B0007E64BI) published in 1957 under the name Joan Howard about the Christmas tree they set in the tower each year for the fisherman.

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Low tide at Peggy's Cove Nova Scotia, Canada - a small rural fishing community on the eastern shore of St. Margaret’s Bay. It was founded in 1811.

The Carriage House was done with a  Grunge Effect.  Wilderstein  - The Queen Anne Style Mansion in Rhinebeck, New York of the Suckley family.  

It was designed in 1888 by Arnout Cannon Jr.. The Carriage House is at the Wilderstein Estate of the late Margaret  “Daisy” Suckley (1891 – 1991), Rhinbeck, New York. Wilderstein is one of the historic mansions on the Hudson of the American Aristocracy. Margaret  “Daisy”  Suckley was a sixth cousin; confidante and alleged mistress of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd  President of the United States). This relationship was the focus of the 1995 book – Closest Companion - by Geoffery Ward and the subject of the 2011 film “Hyde Park on Hudson”, as well as an archivist for the first American presidential library. She was one of four women at the Little White House with Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia, when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945.

Morning haze in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve ecosystem Peru where the Ucayali & Maranon Rivers merge to form the mighty Amazon River. 08/04/2016 100mm lens ISO 250.

Five white egrets in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve ecosystem Peru where the Ucayali & Maranon Rivers merge to form the mighty Amazon River.

Bromeliads commonly have long-lasting flower displays and/or brilliantly colored foliage. Other familiar bromeliads are Spanish moss, ball moss, and the pineapple. In their native habitat, many bromeliads grow on trees as epiphytes—taking their moisture and nutrients from the atmosphere and the debris that decays in their “cups.” The microclimate mist engulfs the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu and gives life to these plants.

This Cloud Forest Orchard iscommonly called the Tailed Phragmipedium refers to the long petals or the Mandarin Orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from Peru to Bolivia at elevations of 1000 to 2100 meters; Blooms from February to September with three to six 75 cm long flower; Temperature 20 -22 C and constant moisture. Orchards fragile existence in the misty microclimates around Machu Picchu ruins, Peru.

A troll (originated from Old Norse troll,. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings. Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks, which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight. This is located in the Geiranger fjord, Stranda Municipality, Norway.

Carton of pears in wrappers with one pear exposed

Shabbona Wind turbines - Near Shabbona, Illinois. Shabbona was the Potawatomi Chief called the "Peacemaker" who lived in this area during the Black Hawk Indian wars.

Near Shabbona, Illinois Grain drying bins.

Masquerader denotes a person disguising their identity with a fancy costume/mask at a social gathering. Masquerader: Lady In Black.

Golden Hills of San Francisco, CA. USA. The dry brown grasses give a golden appearance to the hills around the San Francisco Bay. Several ancient cities and San Francisco claim to have been built on seven hills but it is more like 43 hills for San Francisco.

Canon 1Dx, EF 24-105 Lens ISO 400 on tripod with cable release.

The Japanese sea nettle (Chrysaora pacifica) has a light- colored bell with a dark orange lines radiating from the center of the bell to its edges. They have long tentacles that can be up to 10 feet long. If touched these can cause skin irritations and a burning sensation. Habits are the temperate waters of the northern Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean and especially the Bering Sea.  San Francisco Bay Aquarium on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, USA. 

 Canon 1Dx, EF 24-105 Lens ISO 25600 with cable release.

Wizard Island is a volcanic cinder cone formed after Mount Mazama, a large stratovolcano, erupted violently approximately 7,700 years ago; forming its caldera that now contains Crater Lake (about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep). The top of the island reaches 6,933 feet above sea level, about 755 feet above the average surface of the lake. A volcanic crater about 500 feet wide and 100 feet deep caps the cone. William Gladstone Steel named the crater the “Witches Cauldron” in 1885, and the island Wizard Island. It is located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, North Western Coastal area of the USA.

Canon 1Dx, EF 24 – 105 Lens ISO 100 on tripod with cable release

Mount Saint Helens is a horseshoe shaped crater partially filled by a young lava dome is what remains of the once conical Mount St. Helens or Louwala-Clough. It is an active stratovolcano that erupted in 1980 located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington, and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century.

Canon 1Dx, EF 24-105 Lens ISO 100 on tripod with cable release.

This Sinister looking Booby was taken in the Gallops Islands. The blue-footed booby is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species of the genus Sula – known as boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting them up and down while strutting before the female. The female is slightly larger than the male and can measure up to 90 cm long with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m.

( This is both in color & B & W that took 1st place + best in show in March 2020)

The Juneau Icefield's most visible ambassador, 13-mile long Mendenhall Glacier ends at Mendenhall Lake. The glacier has retreated 1.75 miles (2.82 km) since 1929, when Mendenhall Lake was created, and over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) since 1500. Juneau, Alaska

(This is both in color & B & W that got a honorable Mention -)

The chunks of blue-tinted ice that splash into the sea from Alaska's calving tidewater glaciers make for dramatic images, but far more meltwater is flowing into the ocean from Alaska's mountain and inland glaciers, a new study has found. In all, Alaska's melting glaciers are losing 75 billion tons of ice a year. Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, & becomes part of the glacier. Air bubbles are squeezed out & ice crystals enlarge, making the ice appear blue. Juneau, Alaska

Waves at Cana Lighthouse causeway Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, USA. The rising waters of Lake Michigan over the past couple of years is covering with 18 inches of water the causeway leading from the mainland parking lot to the island. This has been troublesome for some visitors. They can now make the crossing on a hay wagon pulled by a tractor.

Milkweed plants produce distinct seed pods in late summer. Pods are filled with seeds and floss, a material attached to the seed that allows it to travel on the wind, similar to dandelion seed. The milkweed flower is the preferred food of the Monarch Butterflies in their epic migration.